MARCH 2011: In The Media
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during March:
NAACP Image Awards, March 4, 2011
Michelle Alexander won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction for her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
RADIO
WOSU, March 18, 2011
What Part of Illegal Don’t You Understand?
An article by Andrew Grant-Thomas about the Kelley Williams-Bolar case.
NPR, March 10, 2011
The Root: In King’s Hearings, Blacks Should Speak
Hasan Kwame Jeffries’ book Bloody Lowndes is referenced in an article about Homeland Security’s hearings on the Muslim community and terrorism.
PRINT MEDIA
Coshocton Tribune, March 21, 2011
Hard-pressed to find jobs, Ohio minorities often create their own
quotes Matt Martin, research associate.
The Fremont, Ohio News Messenger, March 19, 2011
Some minorities creating their own jobs
An article about minority unemployment in Ohio quotes Matt Martin.
INTERNET MEDIA
Huffington Post, March 17, 2011
New Directions: Religious and Community Leaders Address the Failed Drug War
An article about the New Directions conference on the ramifications of the “war on drugs” lists Michelle Alexander as a speaker.
BroadbandBreakfast.com, March 24, 2011
TechNet Hosts First Broadband Map Research Meeting
An article about research findings using data from the national broadband map quotes Mikyung Baek.
Colorlines, March 24, 2011
Former Top Obama Advisor Calls Jobless Recovery ‘Shameful’
An article about joblessness and the recovery quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
The Skanner
Civil Rights Scholar Speaks Friday at Urban League Event
Promotes a speaking engagement by john powell in Portland, OR.